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posteriorly

posteriorly adverb: after (in time).

Adverb

posteriorly (comparative more posteriorly, superlative most posteriorly)

  1. After (in time).
  2. Behind (in position).
    • Velum occurs as a narrow, rounded ridge forming the valve margin in lateral view, continuous posteriorly as the dolon in females.1991, Peter Colley Sylvester-Bradley, David J. Siveter, A Stereo-atlas of Ostracod Shells - Volume 18, Part 1, page 4
  3. Towards the posterior.
    • Margin of dolon curling smoothly to distal margin of velum both anteriorly and posteriorly, but dolonal margins not in contact when valves closed.1977, Murray John Copeland, Early Paleozoic Ostracoda from Southwestern District of Mackenzie and Yukon Territory, page 30

Antonyms of posteriorly

Forms of posteriorly

comparativemore posteriorly
superlativemost posteriorly
alternative formposteriourly

Origin of posteriorly

From posterior + -ly.

Words formed from posteriorly

Questions about posteriorly

What does posteriorly mean?
Posteriorly means after (in time).
What part of speech is posteriorly?
Posteriorly is an adverb.

Words near posteriorly in the dictionary

  1. posteriorizations
  2. posteriorize
  3. posteriorized
  4. posteriorizes
  5. posteriorizing
  6. posteriorly
  7. posteriormost
  8. posteriorness
  9. posteriorparietal
  10. posteriors
  11. posteriorward

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